"twei" meaning in Middle English

See twei in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb}} twei
  1. Alternative form of twie Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: twie
    Sense id: en-twei-enm-adv-Xr3RYs4j
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Numeral

Etymology: Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *twai (“two”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (“two”). Cognate with German zwei, and others. Etymology templates: {{number box|enm|2}}, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*twai||two}} Proto-Germanic *twai (“two”), {{der|enm|ine-pro|*dwóh₁||two}} Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (“two”), {{cog|de|zwei}} German zwei Head templates: {{head|enm|numeral}} twei
  1. two (2) Synonyms: twey
    Sense id: en-twei-enm-num-Y3SmX0x5 Categories (other): Middle English links with redundant alt parameters
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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